Lincoln and His Generals Contributor(s): Williams, T. Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307741966 ISBN-13: 9780307741967 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
Dewey: 973.741 |
LCCN: 2011378356 |
Series: Vintage Civil War Library |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.17" W x 7.98" (0.83 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Since it was first published in 1952, Lincoln and His Generals has remained one of the definitive accounts of Lincoln's wartime leadership. In it T. Harry Williams dramatizes Lincoln's long and frustrating search for an effective leader of the Union Army and traces his transformation from a politician with little military knowledge into a master strategist of the Civil War. Explored in depth are Lincoln's often fraught relationships with generals such as McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Fremont, and of course, Ulysses S. Grant. In this superbly written narrative, Williams demonstrates how Lincoln's persistent "meddling" into military affairs was crucial to the Northern war effort and utterly transformed the president's role as commander-in-chief. |